Windows PowerShell in Action

HIGHLIGHT

Written by one of PowerShell's creators, this revised and updated edition of the top-selling

PowerShell book covers the latest version 2.0 features.

DESCRIPTION

Windows PowerShell transformed the way administrators and developers

interact with Windows, allowing them to script administrative tasks and control

Windows from the command line. It's now a daily timesaver for anyone

working with Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server, and other

mission-critical tools.

Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition shows how to build scripts and

utilities to automate system tasks or create powerful system management tools

to handle the day-to-day tasks that drive a Windows administrator’s life. This

updated edition covers the latest changes in PowerShell 2.0, due in October

2009, with full chapters on remoting, modules, events and transactions, and the

PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment.

KEY POINTS

P• Author Bruce Payette is one of the founding members of the Windows

PowerShell team, co-designer of the PowerShell language, and the principal

author of the PowerShell language implementation.

P• Microsoft's PowerShell program manager said the first edition had "all the

secrets” of PowerShell.

P• Up to date with new features in version 2.0 including deeper coverage of

"commandlets" (cmdlets) and more of the popular usage scenarios

throughout the book.